Alright, I saw a journal like this on here a while back, so I figured I'd give it a shot. Basically, I'll return a year from now and write a second entry, comparing my charts and observing changes in my listening habits. Pretty simple.

This year I decided to keep a playlist in iTunes of all the music I added that was released in 2011. By December I had added more than 1300 songs, and I'm sure I forgot to add some music to the list throughout the year. The playlist was part of my attempt to catalog my whole musical experience in 2011, a feat I hope to repeat in subsequent years. I've worked up "Top X" lists for albums, songs, EP's, music videos, and concerts. Basically, I'm writing this more for my amusement and recollection than to actually release a list of what I think was the best music in 2011. I think it's incredibly conceited for any one person to try to catalog every single piece of music in a given year and call it a "Best Of" list. I know there are entire genres of music I dislike, not to mention a decent sized swath of indie music. Therefore, this is simply a list of MY favorite music of 2011. I'll probably end up making some minor adjustments to the list for grammar/forgetting certain things. Enjoy! …

I've been coughing like a motherfucker for nearly two months straight at this point. On the plus, it got me to quit smoking, but I have to take two fat ass pills morning and night to clear it up, and I hack like a bitch whenever I end up smoking weed. It's pretty obnoxious

I've found a lot of really cool emo/screamo lately, like Suis la lune, Midwest Pen Pals, Merchant Ships, and so on and so forth. I could go on, but I really want to say something about The Whoopass Girls, who are some tiny emo band that nobody has ever heard of. I chatted with one of the members, who's a cool dude, and the music is pretty cool too. I get like ten zillion indie points for namedropping them, so go, you guys!

Basically everyone on Count Your Lucky Stars is awesome. Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) is pretty unique, and has a cool post-rockish vibe to it. Merchant Ships is more screamo, and then there's your Hightide Hotel, Snowing, et. al. It's all good, even if you're only moderately interested in emo. …